Increased Coal Board Grant
The Joint Coal Board's original grant of £630 to Kearsley Shire Council towards the cost of construction of tennis courts with night lighting…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1950
1,042 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 2 of 53
Lightning Strikes By American Miners
WASHINGTON, January 10.— Resolution demanding that president Truman invoke emergency provisions of the Taft-Hartley Labour…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mr. Lightfoot Has Had Successful Career Appointment as Collieries' Superintendant
Mr. Athol Lightfoot, who at the age of 80 was manager of Richmond Main Colliery, the largest in Australia, has been appointed Superintendant of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Board and Adult Education
The Joint, Coal Board has completed its programme of assisting all public schools in predominantly coal mining areas to secure 16 m.m. film projectors…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Opal Miners Work on Rocket Range
SYDNEY. Tuesday. — Because most opal miners have deserted opal fields to work on the rocket range, Australian opals are…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Retiring Mine Officials Entertained Caledonian Staff Club Social
Three retiring officials of Caledonian Collieries Ltd. were entertained at the annual function of the staff social club…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners' Co-opera-tive Building 48 Homes Completed
Forty-eight mineworkers who are members of the Miners' Co-operative Building Societies have completed the building of new homes with the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners Against Wage Restraint
LONDON, Jan. 11.—Trade union leaders learned last night. with, surprise that the nations [?] miners have rejected their appeal to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal for Other States
SYDNEY, Wed. — About 45,000 tons of northern coal will he shipped to Victoria and South Australia as soon as it is available…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →More, Idle In Bituminous Mines
PITTSBURGH, Jan 11—About 57,000 miners -are now Idle in seven States as a result or this week’s surprise strike by…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Will Ask For Juries For Mining Inquests
CESSNOCK. Wed. — Cessnock Municipal Council last night decided to ask the Government to amend the Coroners Act to provide…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gold Production Higher
Australian gold production for the 10 months to October, 1[?]48, was 741,161 fine [?] an increase of [?]575 oz., or 45 per cent. below output for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wheelers Throw Two Mines Idle
CESSNOCK, Thursday.— Both Hebburn No. 1 and Aberdare collieries are idle to-day because of wheelers’ disputes…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Miners’ Leader Suggests Three-Day Week
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.—Miners’ leader, John L. Lewis, has suggested to 77,000 miners involved in wildcat strikes in seven States that they…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Another Coal Mine For West This Year
Wallerawang Colliery will begin Constructing another fully mechanised coalmine at Lisdale this year…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wheeler Injured At Colliery
Attempting to hold a skip back at Rathluba colliery to-day, Harold Hanson. 26, of Pitnacreeroad. East Maitland, slipped and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Horses Late Into Mine
CESSNOCK. Friday. — Aberdare colliery is the only one idle on the South Maitland field today. A dispute exists because…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Four Northern Mines Idle
Four mines were idle on the northern coalfields yesterday. The loss was 2,988 tons of coal…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Riots In Gold Coast
ACCRA,. Jan. 18.—Steel-helmeted police, brandishing long truncheons, yesterday vigorously cleared the streets of Accra,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →25,000 U.S. Miners Strike
At least 23,000 miners in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, struck work: early on Monday in an unannounced strike…
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